Snow-brake bracket



R. T DIXON.

SNOW BRAKE BRACKET. APPLICATION FILED MAR. whale.

Patented Fe'b. 10-, 1920.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

7 Application filed. March 13; 1919. Serial No.2 82,35 1.'

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ROBERT T. DIXON, a

V citizen of the United States, residing at Lexington, in the county of Rockbridge and State of Virginia, have invented a new and useful Snow-Brake Bracket, of which the following is a specification. I 1 My invention relates to snow brake brackets and has as its principal object to provide a bracket which may be attached to the usual upstanding flange or seam of the usual roof I construction.

Another object of the invention is to pro vide a device of this character which may port the snow board or brake that is ordinarily secured to the'edge of vent snow slides. I s I An additional object of the invention resides in the provision of a device of the above character which is simple in construction, consists of few parts, is inexpensive to manufacture'and may be placed on the market at With the above and other objects in view the invention consists of the combination of parts, constructions, arrangements and generalassemblage which will be hereinafter referred to and pointed out in the appended claims.

On the drawing: Figure l is a side elevation of my improved bracket. 7

Fig.2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the same.

Fig. 3 is an end elevation'of the' device.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary view showing the attaching means. I I

Referring to the drawing wherein like characters of reference designate like parts 1 in all the views, the numeral 5 denotes, a

channel member which is adapted toreceive the upstanding roof flange or seam a.

Bosses 7 are formed upon the channel member 5 at its opposite sides and adjacent one end. The inner face of One of'these bosses is provided with a depression 8 while a roof to prem PATENT onrron; if

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the other boss receives a set screw 9 which engages the roof flange 'or' seam and binds, I

' the same in the depression 8.

I Formed upon the channel memberat its j opposite end [is a laterally extending boardrest 10 which isformed with a web 11, the

shown and described is considered the prevention may be modified in many respects and that my limitslof modification are only,

governed by the appended claims. Whatis :la-imed is: Y

7 parts 10 and 11 being integrally castwithi the channel member 5. An opening 12is55' bolt '01" otherfastening for attaching the snow brake or board 13 in position. I

I ferre d type but it is understood that thein- I be readily attached to the roof without the 7 use of tools and which will effectively sup- 1 1. A bracketcompr sing a channel mem- .ber, adapted to straddle a roof seam, bosses formed upon opposite sides. of the channel member at one end thereof, 'oneof the bosses having' a depression formed upon its inner face, a set screw threaded into the other boss and adapted toibind the roof seam in the de-' pression, and an extension formed at the opposite end of the channel member and upon, its upper edge adapted to be attached to a member to be supported.

" 2. In a snow brake bracket, a channel member adapted to straddlethe upstanding roof flange, bosses formedupon the channel member, the inner face of one of the bosses being provided with a depression, a set screw 7 threaded in'thei remaining boss adapted to I bind the roof flange in the depression, and

an extension, formed upon onelend of the channel member for attachment to the snowbrake.

In testimonythat I claim the foregoing as my own-I have hereto aflixed my signature) in the presence'of two witnesses.

Witnesses: I I

I NORMAN W. BURGESS, L. S. DUNLAP.

-ROBERTfT. Dixon 

